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Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Deleted User 15716 » Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:22 am

Editorcj wrote:
Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:43 pm
He's not local to the area so I doubt it. There is plenty of TV news talent in the area, on and off camera that have recently left the biz, will CBS cowboy up and pay the $$$ to bring them back?
I've said it at least once in this thread, and the one about replacing Perkins.

Fresh young faces. Folks have a natural curiosity for something new. Someone they already know is not someone new.

It's perplexing to me when some of you rattle off names of people who hopefully planned for retirement, and have no desire to work again. IMO those folks are not a draw for viewers to change channels. Keep in mind. That's what it's all about. Getting viewers to change channels.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by rushbuzz1013 » Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:53 am

Agreed. And, let's face it. No viable business is going to sink a pot o gold into a venture and not expect a big payoff. Bringing back the same ole same old is not going to garner new views. New views are exactly what the money maker advertisers want. CBS isn't stupid.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Luke » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:58 pm




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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by ProducerXM » Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:02 pm

Deleted User 15716 wrote:
Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:22 am
Editorcj wrote:
Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:43 pm
He's not local to the area so I doubt it. There is plenty of TV news talent in the area, on and off camera that have recently left the biz, will CBS cowboy up and pay the $$$ to bring them back?
I've said it at least once in this thread, and the one about replacing Perkins.

Fresh young faces. Folks have a natural curiosity for something new. Someone they already know is not someone new.

It's perplexing to me when some of you rattle off names of people who hopefully planned for retirement, and have no desire to work again. IMO those folks are not a draw for viewers to change channels. Keep in mind. That's what it's all about. Getting viewers to change channels.
They need both. Some name recognition from a popular personality and some young talent. No one is looking to hire someone who is not a known commodity. Name recognition matters. Clearly, you haven’t done this before.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Editorcj » Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:24 pm

I'll add that Detroit is not a rookie market, there are probably 70 municipalities in the metro area each with it's own city government and public safety departments. Hiring a bunch of 23 year old MMJs with little market experience, who won't be breaking a lot of original stories and sending some young lady into Pontiac, Inkster or Detroit to MMJ at night seems like flirting with disaster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VNAmhBqoQY



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MichMash » Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:02 pm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv ... 235079026/

This article discussing CBS' streaming offerings appeared on the Hollywood Reporter web site yesterday. Down at the very bottom of the article is this:
(snip)
"CBS also announced an expansion of its streaming local news offerings, with CBS News Miami launching Monday, and CBS News Detroit to launch by the end of 2022, bringing the total number of local news streaming services to 14. (CBS News and Stations co-president Wendy) McMahon tells THR that they will be expanding the number of live news hours from 30,000 in 2021 to 45,000 by the end of 2022."



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:17 am

I say CBS News Detroit debuts this September. This stuff takes months to develop and CBS 62 is starting from scratch.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MWmetalhead » Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:26 am

It will likely launch whenever the new primetime TV season for CBS launches. That indeed is usually September.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Luke » Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:29 pm

From TVNewsCheck

Paul Pytlowany Named WWJ-WKBD News Director

https://tvnewscheck.com/top-news/journa ... -director/



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:59 pm

Very underwhelming choice. Underqualified, it would appear. Screams "cheap." Hope I am proven wrong.

Why not hire someone who actually has hands-on experience running a large newsroom responsible for producing 35, 40 or 50 hours of televised local news a week, preferably in a top 30 TV market?



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Rate This » Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:55 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:59 pm
Very underwhelming choice. Underqualified, it would appear. Screams "cheap." Hope I am proven wrong.

Why not hire someone who actually has hands-on experience running a large newsroom responsible for producing 35, 40 or 50 hours of televised local news a week, preferably in a top 30 TV market?
On the other hand he knows the market and the station well. He’s been there since 50 was independent (1988).



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:09 pm

Either he is a placeholder until a real news director is hired or this operation is going to be a flop.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Editorcj » Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:31 pm

Paul is an interesting choice, talented photographer and editor and has a boatload of Emmys but yeah, no idea what kind of newsroom management experience he has.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:34 am

Good move! Paul has a great resume. In this day and age, you need someone who actually knows an area to start a major news operation from scratch. CBS for once, made a great hire. Now I know this is going to be a successful news operation! They are more then likely, going to hire local MMJs, reporters, and anchors.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Rate This » Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:21 am

CircleWXYZ wrote:
Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:34 am
Good move! Paul has a great resume. In this day and age, you need someone who actually knows an area to start a major news operation from scratch. CBS for once, made a great hire. Now I know this is going to be a successful news operation! They are more then likely, going to hire local MMJs, reporters, and anchors.
You don’t know it’s gonna be any more successful than the rest of us do.



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